ORGAN DONATION laws have changed in England meaning all adults are now automatically enrolled as organ donors, but how can you opt-out of being an organ donor?

Organ donation law changed this week in a bid to save and improve more lives. It is hoped the automatic enrolment for organ donors will mean more organs are available to help those who are desperately in need and are on waiting lists. But how can you choose not to be an organ donor?

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The law around organ donation in England has changed meaning all adults in England are now considered to have agreed to be an organ donor when they die.

They will, therefore, be considered as donors unless they have previously recorded a decision no to donate or are in one of the excluded groups.

The new law does not take away the choice you have whether to become a donor but is thought to be a step towards saving more lives such as the 408 patients in the UK who last year died while on the transplant waiting list.

The new system came into effect in England on May 20 after the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill received royal assent in March.

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Who can sign up to be a donor?

Anyone in the UK is allowed to register to become an organ donor after death.

To donate organs after death, a person needs to die in hospital in specific circumstances.

Specialist healthcare workers will decide in each individual case which organs and tissue are suitable for donation.

There is no age limit for becoming an organ donor, but children who are under 12 in Scotland and under 18 in the rest of the UK at the time of registration require agreement from their parent or guardian to sign up as a donor.